The craziest race that it is not.

And never will be.

The Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championship is probably the craziest race you can ride. Namely, it is a race, although the organizers don't want to call it that. They have no desire to judge and enforce any rules, and especially not he ones from UCI rule book.

It's probably the only race you don't want to win. Or you know that the tattoo is not attractive to you as a reward for the effort. Moreover, to make things even more special, you can't even choose a tattoo that You will get if you win. So forget rainbow colors and neat white shirts for the next year…….. You will wear your reward for this victory until you die……

Also, unlike the classic (mostly dubious) selection of cities (and countries) to hold races to decide the new world champion, here it is done by a competition in drinking beer or some other local alcoholic beverage... So, whoever drinks more has the right to organize this race. More precisely, the organizations of this non-Race.

The first such non-race was organized back in 1995 in the city of Big Bear Lake in the state of California (USA), although the first official singlespeed CX world championship was held four years later in the city of Rancho Cucamonga, again in the state of California (USA). The interesting thing is that the world championship (before the COVID break) was organized in the city (?) of Kobarid in neighboring Slovenia. When writing this blog, we were unable to find out what our Slovenian friends were drinking in Bend (USA), which was the previous organizer. Consequently, we don't even know how much they drank. But we can say with certainty that, understandably, they drank the most.

In addition, as you can guess, the organizers do not prescribe "racing" clothes in which you will ride or run this NON-race. In fact, if you show up in anything that will remind the audience of various other races, you will certainly be subjected to laughter, mockery and occasional blows of rotten fruit and vegetables.

In accordance with the non-prescription of "racing" clothing, the organizer does not prescribe the type or weight of obstacles in the non-race itself. So, expect mud, various traps, passing through streams and ponds, but also occasional cheering of the crowd by throwing mud at the participants of the non-race.

So, don't be dramatic. Take the fun into your own hands and leave the watts and miles to the professionals.

Until next time, remember to share the road.